Cryptic crossword clue
School mentor’s No 1 reject having been accepted for United?

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COMBINED

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The straight part
We know that "United" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case united = combined.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COMBINED mean?

COMBINED noun
  1. An event in alpine skiing which combines runs on a downhill skiing course and a slalom course, for individual skiers.
COMBINED verb
  1. To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
  2. To have two or more things or properties that function together.
  3. To come together; to unite.
  4. In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
  5. To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
COMBINED adjective
  1. Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. able to be united together, to converge.
COMBINED noun
  1. An event which combines runs on a cross-country skiing course and a ski jumping hill, for individual skiers.

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